Trump: Implementing Russia sanctions would have halted Stephen Hubbard release talks
Topics: Russia & Ukraine
2 outlets (The Hill and CBS News) are covering this story.
How outlets are covering this: 2 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Both headlines use “sanctions”, “Russia”. Distinct wording: The Hill uses “Implementing” and “Hubbard”; CBS News uses “bipartisan” and “backlash”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- The Hill reports: “President Trump defended his waiver of Russian sanctions, saying it would have halted negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the release of Stephen Hubbard, a retired schoolte…”
- CBS News reports: “President Trump is defending his decision to waive sanctions, which will refill Russia's pocketbooks as it attacks Ukraine.”
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- The Hill: Trump: Implementing Russia sanctions would have halted Stephen Hubbard release talks
- CBS News: Trump faces bipartisan backlash over waiving Russia sanctions
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